1 Samuel 26:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.”
1 Samuel 26:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 26:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 26:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.”
1 Samuel 26:12 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 26:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s head; and they gat them away: and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Jehovah was fallen upon them. ”
1 Samuel 26:12 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 26:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David taketh the spear, and the cruse of water at the pillow of Saul, and they go away, and there is none seeing, and there is none knowing, and there is none awaking, for all of them are sleeping, for a deep sleep <FI>from<Fi> Jehovah hath fallen upon them.”
1 Samuel 26:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 26:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head; and they went away, and no man saw [it], and none knew [it], and none awaked, for they were all asleep; for a deep sleep from Jehovah had fallen upon them. ”
1 Samuel 26:12 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 26:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So Dauid tooke the speare and the pot of water from Sauls head, and they gate them away, and no man saw it, nor marked it, neither did any awake, but they were all asleepe: for the Lord had sent a dead sleepe vpon them.”
1 Samuel 26:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 26:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 26
10 David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
11 The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.
13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:
14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
What Does 1 Samuel 26:12 Mean?
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